Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 1.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 1.67 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 1.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 542,256 number, in 1999.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 597,252 number | — |
| 1999 | 542,256 number | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 572,683 number | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 614,148 number | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 676,717 number | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 742,850 number | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 816,302 number | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 851,533 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 879,160 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 884,140 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 933,122 number | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 994,074 number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million number | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million number | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million number | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 569,754 number | 542,256 number | 597,252 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 796,473 number | 572,683 number | 994,074 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Low & middle income was 1.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 542,256 number in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.